For the ‘Monty Python’ fans…………………… This scene still bring tears to my eyes. Life of Brian (1979) (aka Monty Python’s Life of Brian) is a satirical film by the Monty Python comedy troupe about a man who is born at the same time as (and next door to) Jesus, and whose life parallels his. Reg: [...]
Archive for July, 2010
What have the Romans ever done for us ?
Posted in british history, England facts, Funny, History, UK Tourism updates, Wiltshire on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Found after 4,000 years: the lost wooden ‘sister’ of Stonehenge
Posted in archaeology, stone circle, Stonehenge, Stonehenge private tours, Stonehenge Visitor Centre, wessex on July 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Stonehenge – a wooden neighbour has been discovered Stonehenge had a previously unknown wooden “twin” just 900m to its north-west, according to remarkable new archaeological investigations. Using the ground-penetrating equivalent of an X-ray, scientists have discovered what appears to have been a circle of massive timber obelisks, constructed more than 4,200 years ago. The newly [...]
Salisbury and Wiltshire Museum
Posted in archaeology, british history, History, Salisbury Cathedral, sightseeing tours, Stonehenge, UK Tourism updates, wessex, Wiltshire on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Salisbury Museum is based in the King’s House, a grade I listed building located opposite Salisbury Cathedral. We have a small but friendly staff, supported by over 100 volunteers. We offer a variety of services, including the opportunity to hire this unique location for corporate events and activities. About the Museum The Museum is located [...]
The Warminster Triangle – UFO Mystery
Posted in Funny, sightseeing tours, Stonehenge, wessex, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Crop Circles on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For those who have been on tour with me recently talking about the mysterious ‘warminster triangle’ - thought you may find this intersesting. Watch this – Pie in the Sky, a BBC TV programme from 1966 presented by Kenneth Hudson, which investigated the mysterious objects seen above Warminster Warminster’s long and controversial UFO history began early [...]
Coroner decides Somerset Roman coin hoard is treasure
Posted in archaeology, british history, History, sightseeing tours, wessex on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
About 53,000 coins were found buried in a field in Somerset A hoard of more than 52,500 Roman coins discovered in a Somerset field has been declared treasure. Dave Crisp, from Wiltshire, found the coins – dating from the 3rd Century AD – in April buried near Frome. “I’ve been metal detecting since 1988 and [...]
Constable exhibition to come to Salisbury
Posted in History, Salisbury Cathedral, sightseeing tours, stone circle, Stonehenge, wessex, Wiltshire on July 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
SALISBURY will be the talk of the art world next year when a John Constable exhibition is staged at the city’s museum. The summertime show is being organised to mark the 200th anniversary of the artist’s arrival in Salisbury. His visits to his friend John Fisher, the then Bishop of Salisbury, are widely accepted as [...]
Archaeologists unearth Neolithic henge at Stonehenge
Posted in archaeology, british history, England facts, stone circle, Stonehenge, Stonehenge Visitor Centre on July 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Archaeologists say the find is “exceptional” Archaeologists have discovered a second henge at Stonehenge, described as the most exciting find there in 50 years. The circular ditch surrounding a smaller circle of deep pits about a metre (3ft) wide has been unearthed at the world-famous site in Wiltshire. Archaeologists conducting a multi-million pound study believe [...]
Marden Henge dig uncovers 4,500-year-old dwelling
Posted in archaeology, british history, History, stone circle, Stonehenge, Stonehenge Visitor Centre, wessex, Wiltshire on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A dwelling, thought to be 4,500 years old, has been discovered by archaeologists in Wiltshire. S ”It looks as if we have a Neolithic building. We’re talking about four and a half thousand years old – so about 2400 or 2500BC. Excavation work at the prehistoric site of Marden Henge, near Devizes, started three weeks [...]
Archaeologists virtually excavate Stonehenge
Posted in british history, History, Stonehenge, Wiltshire on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Archaeologists virtually excavate Stonehenge Archaeologists will map an area of 14km around Stonehenge Archaeologists are carrying out a virtual excavation of Stonehenge to discover what the area looked like when the monument was built. The multi-million pound Euro study will map the terrain and its buried archaeological remains with pinpoint accuracy, organisers claim. The millions [...]
3-D Crop Circle, Silbury Hill – Wiltshire
Posted in Funny, Stonehenge, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Crop Circles on July 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A floor of chequered tiles stretches down a long, high-ceilinged corridor with doors leading off each side. And the art of crop circles reaches a new height of sophistication. The astonishing three-dimensional design, 200ft in diameter, has been created in a wheat field at Silbury Hill, Wiltshire. Only yards away are the 5,000-year-old West Kennet [...]
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